Protection through Office 365 ATP is determined by policies that your organization's security team defines for Safe Links, Safe Attachments, and Anti-Phishing. It's important to periodically review and revise your policies to keep them up to date and to take advantages of new features that are added to the service.

Reports are available to show how ATP is working for your organization. These reports can also show you areas where you might need to review and update your policies. And, if you have files that are marked as malware that shouldn't be, or files you'd like Microsoft to examine, you can submit a file to Microsoft for analysis.

New features are continually being added to ATP

We are continuing to add new features to Office 365, and that includes ATP. Below is a list of several new features, some of which call for an ATP policy to be reviewed and updated. To learn more about new features coming to ATP (or Microsoft 365 in general), visit the Microsoft 365 Roadmap.

Feature updates

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Beginning in October 2018 and rolling out over the next several months, when people are using Outlook Web Application (OWA) or Outlook, ATP Safe Links renders original URLs, not rewritten URLs. (We call this native link visibility.)

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Beginning in September 2018, Office 365 ATP warning pages feature a new color scheme, more details, and the ability to continue to a site despite given warnings and recommendations.

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Beginning in the second half of 2018, ATP Safe Links protection is extended to apply to URLs in Office Online (Word Online, Excel Online, PowerPoint Online, and OneNote Online) and Office 365 ProPlus on Mac.

Beginning in late October 2017, ATP Safe Links protection is extended to apply to URLs in email as well as URLs in Office 365 ProPlus documents, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio on Windows, as well as Office apps on iOS and Android devices.